What color is #B7513A?

#B7513A is a moderate red known as Hot Chilli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hot Chilli?

The RGB value is 183, 81, 58: 183 red, 81 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hot Chilli?

The complementary color is #3AA0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7513A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hot Chilli color: hex code #B7513A

#B7513A rgb(183, 81, 58)

Shades of brown

Hot Chilli has the hex code #B7513A. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 31.8% green and 22.7% blue (183, 81, 58).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 52% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 68% yellow and 28% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

Hot Chilli (#B7513A) color codes

HEX	`#B7513A`
RGB	`rgb(183, 81, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 31.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 52%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 68%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 68%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.31, 39.74, 33.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.31, 51.91, 40.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.237, 16.261, 5.917)`
Decimal	`12013882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hot Chilli, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B7513A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B7513A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B7513A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7513a; }
.text { color: #b7513a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7513a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 81 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7513a, #b7903a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

See #B7513A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B7513A?: #B7513A is a moderate red known as Hot Chilli. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hot Chilli?: The RGB value is 183, 81, 58: 183 red, 81 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hot Chilli?: The complementary color is #3AA0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7513A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.